N.J. transgender man sues former employer, saying he was fired because of his gender

Google MapsA map view of Market Street in Camden, where Urban Treatment Associates is located. A transgender man is suing the company, saying he was fired from his job because of his gender.

CAMDEN — A transsexual New Jersey man is suing the drug-treatment center where he worked, claiming he was discriminated against when he was fired from a job that required him to watch men urinate.

El'Jai Devoureau was born a female but has identified as a male his whole life. He began taking male hormones and had sex-change surgery about five years ago. A new birth certificate, his driver's license and Social Security card all identify him as a man.

He claims in a lawsuit filed Friday that Urban Treatment Associates in Camden dismissed him last year because he wasn't born a man.

The company would not comment on the lawsuit, which was first reported by The New York Times.